Setup Firstly, you will need to generate some insights for a certain model. Login as Admin. Set up  your timezone correctly, if it is not already (Site administration > Location > Location settings) Go to Site administration > Analytics > Analytics settings Set "Analytics processes execution via command line only" = "No" Save changes. We need a couple of courses. First one, for training: Create a new course with 'Training' as shortname. Enrol 3 students manually: 'student 1', 'student 2' and 'student 3' Add a new 'Page' activity. Add a new 'Forum' activity. Login as 'student 1' and 'student 2' and generate some logs (10-15 or more): visit the page, post in the forum, visit participant list, grades... As an admin, set course start date a year ago and end date to yesterday. Go to course Participants page and edit all enrolments one by one to set start date to one year ago. Create a new course with 'Prediction' as shortname: Set the course start date to one month ago Set the course end date an 2 weeks in the future. Enrol 3 students manually: 'student 1', 'student 2' and 'student 3' Add a new 'Page' activity. Add a new 'Forum' activity. Login as 'student 1' and 'student 2' and generate some logs (10-15 or more): visit the page, post in the forum, visit participant list, grades...Check course Participants. Download the attached test-mdl-67119.php file and place it in moodle root Execute  php test-mdl- 67119 .php Go to Site administration > Users > Cohorts Add a new cohort Add to the cohort the student enrolled in 'Training' and 'Prediction' courses that has never accessed the courses ('student 3'). Go to the course 'Enrolment methods' management. Access to the "Prediction" course and add a new 'Cohort sync' method for the Cohort created in step 6 Test Go to Site administration > Analytics > Analytics models Enable 'Students at risk of dropping out' model in case is disabled using 'Edit' action. Enabled = true Analysis interval = 10% after start Save changes For 'Students at risk of dropping out' choose 'Execute scheduled analysis' action (it may take a little bit long to run it). Click on 'Continue' From 'Students at risk of dropping out' Insights drop down select 'Execute scheduled analysis' the course created in step 6 Confirm the student added to the cohort has one entry only in the insights table.